On December 17, 2015, Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas awarded attorneys' fees under 35 U.S.C. section 285 to defendants in a set of consolidated patent lawsuits initiated by eDekka LLC. 12/17 Order at 1.

For years, employers have sought access to federal courts for trade secret misappropriation claims against departing employees who have taken the employer's proprietary information to use in a new venture or for a new employer.